Unemployment Rate: Honduras
Honduras's unemployment rate is currently 8.0% as of 2026. # Honduras Unemployment Rate Honduras's unemployment rate stands at 8% in 2026, reflecting a labor market that remains moderately constrained.
Current (2026)
8.0%
+0.0% y/y
Peak (2020)
10.9%
Low (1992)
3.1%
Source
IMF World Economic Outlook
1980–2026 · 51 pts
Unemployment Rate — Honduras
1980 — 2026
Unemployment Rate — Honduras
Analysis# Honduras Unemployment Rate
Honduras's unemployment rate stands at 8% in 2026, reflecting a labor market that remains moderately constrained. The current level sits well above the historic low of 3.1% recorded in 1992, yet substantially below the all-time peak of 10.9% reached in 2020. Since 1980, the unemployment rate has climbed 15.9 percentage points, indicating a long-term deterioration in job availability relative to the labor force.
The most dramatic shift occurred between 2019 and 2020, when unemployment surged from 5.4% to 10.9%—a spike driven by pandemic-related economic disruption. Recovery has been gradual but incomplete; the rate declined to 8% by 2024 and has remained stable through 2026. The plateau at 8% suggests Honduras's labor market has settled into a new equilibrium, with projections indicating no significant change expected through 2030.
Historical Data
51 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2030 | 8.0% | +0.00% |
| 2029 | 8.0% | +0.00% |
| 2028 | 8.0% | +0.00% |
| 2027 | 8.0% | +0.00% |
| 2026 | 8.0% | +0.00% |
| 2025 | 8.0% | +0.00% |
| 2024 | 8.0% | -1.23% |
| 2023 | 8.1% | -8.99% |
| 2022 | 8.9% | +3.49% |
| 2021 | 8.6% | -21.10% |
| 2020 | 10.9% | +101.85% |
| 2019 | 5.4% | -3.57% |
| 2018 | 5.6% | +1.82% |
| 2017 | 5.5% | -17.91% |
| 2016 | 6.7% | +9.84% |
| 2015 | 6.1% | +10.91% |
| 2014 | 5.5% | +34.15% |
| 2013 | 4.1% | +7.89% |
| 2012 | 3.8% | -15.56% |
| 2011 | 4.5% | +9.76% |
Show all 51 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4.1% | +24.24% |
| 2009 | 3.3% | +3.12% |
| 2008 | 3.2% | +0.00% |
| 2007 | 3.2% | -11.11% |
| 2006 | 3.6% | -26.53% |
| 2005 | 4.9% | -18.33% |
| 2004 | 6.0% | +13.21% |
| 2003 | 5.3% | +32.50% |
| 2002 | 4.0% | +0.00% |
| 2001 | 4.0% | +2.56% |
| 2000 | 3.9% | +2.63% |
| 1999 | 3.8% | -5.00% |
| 1998 | 4.0% | +21.21% |
| 1997 | 3.3% | -25.00% |
| 1996 | 4.4% | +37.50% |
| 1995 | 3.2% | +0.00% |
| 1994 | 3.2% | +0.00% |
| 1993 | 3.2% | +3.23% |
| 1992 | 3.1% | -32.61% |
| 1991 | 4.6% | +6.98% |
| 1990 | 4.3% | -35.82% |
| 1989 | 6.7% | -2.90% |
| 1988 | 6.9% | -2.82% |
| 1987 | 7.1% | +5.97% |
| 1986 | 6.7% | -1.47% |
| 1985 | 6.8% | +7.94% |
| 1984 | 6.3% | -3.08% |
| 1983 | 6.5% | -2.99% |
| 1982 | 6.7% | -4.29% |
| 1981 | 7.0% | +1.45% |
| 1980 | 6.9% | — |
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